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Letter "H" » Honor
«Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.»
«Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; once we have left it, we can never return»
«If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest, Striving with freedom's crown to honor Greece, we died, and here in endless glory rest»
Author: Simonides
| About:
Death and dying,
Fortune,
Honor,
Nobility,
Virtue
| Keywords:
blest, Crown of Glory, Greece
«If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon be worn threadbare»
«[If this call is neglected] I am determined to sustain myself for as long as possible, and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country.»
«Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.»
«Honor sinks where commerce long prevails.»
«Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.»
«Honor is simply the morality of superior men.»
«It is natural to every man to wish for distinction, and the praise of those who can confer honor by their praise, in spite of all false philosophy, is sweet to every human heart; but as eminence can be but the lot of a few, patience of obscurity is a»
Author: Sydney Smith
(Clergyman, Essayist, Wit)
| About:
Honor,
Philosophy,
Praise
| Keywords:
confer, eminence, natural philosophy
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